Table 2.

Example of selected interventions for rehabilitation after lumbar surgery.

Treatment Modality	Details	Example
Patient education and self-management [9]	Teaching patient’s skills that they can use to manage their health condition	How to deal with pain The importance of physical activity in pain reduction Restrictions and working posture post-operatively (ergonomics) Mitigate pain flare-ups Step-by-step rehabilitation methods for return to routine work
Early Mobilization [27]	A subcategory of supervised or unsupervised schematic and structured exercise program (e.g., by a healthcare professional)	Stretching, Muscle strengthening Endurance exercises Neuromuscular closed chain exercises Range of motion exercise
Manual therapies [28,29]	Myofascial release: Technique that applies low-impact, prolonged stretching to the fascial complex to alleviate pain and improve function. Neural mobilization: A technique that stretches damaged nerves and improves their glide and extensibility. Manipulation: techniques incorporating a high-velocity low-amplitude impulse or thrust applied at or near the end of a joint’s passive range of motion Mobilization: techniques incorporating a low-velocity and small or large amplitude oscillatory movement, within a joint’s passive range of motion	Myofascial release Neural mobilization Massage Lumbar manipulation, mobilization
Assistive technologies	Any modalities, used to, maintain, or improve the functional capability of the patient and reduce impairment.	Walking aids Socks aids Pants aids Shoehorn Reacher